Archive | January, 2001

Lake Level: 171.94 ft, (172 ft high pool) Clarity: Muddy to stained on the North End clearing further south Temp: mid to upper 40s, water is starting to gradually warm. The lake is at high pool and a lot of fresh water still coming into the lake. The Black Bass are holding in deep water […]

Stripers are very slow with the cold, stained water and falling lake level. Catfish are great in water 40′ to 80′. A dozen three hook jug lines are producing seven blues per run from 5# to 50# each. With a little patience, these big blues can be caught on rod and reel. Practice safe boating […]

Stripers are very slow with the cold, stained water and falling lake level. Catfish are great in water 40′ to 80′. A dozen three hook jug lines are producing seven blues per run from 5# to 50# each. With a little patience, these big blues can be caught on rod and reel. Practice safe boating […]

Lake level 21 ft. low. Main lake temp 55, up-river 58-64. Black bass fair to 2.9 lbs……… Double carolina rigs with Jones Bait Co. triple tail shads (watermelon and blue ghost) working well with slow retrieve along the bottom. Main area of activity has been up-river with the warmer water temps…. White bass are EXCELLENT […]

With the water very cold, stained and the lake level dropping (generating 24 hours a day), striper fishing has fallen off drastically. On the bright side, the big blue cats are hitting live and cut shad very good along the river channels 35′ to 65′ deep. We are taking the air boat below the dam […]

Lake Level: 171.32 ft, (172 ft high pool) Clarity: Muddy to stained on the North End clearing further south Temp: low to mid 40s Fishing has been extremely slow due to the weather, not many fishermen on the lake. A lot of fresh water still coming into the lake. The Black Bass are holding in […]

Lake level 20.7 low. Black bass very SLOW. Low temps have shut down the bite and the word is lethargic. Only action is in the Frio river from 99 bridge north to San Miguel. Bitsy bug jigs and drop-shot worms 4″ (motoroil) working when retrieved very SLOWLY. White bass run in full swing and tons […]

Lake Level: 169.7 ft, (172 ft high pool) Clarity: Muddy to stained on the North End clearing further south Temp: low to mid 40s A lot of fresh water passing through the lake but the level is holding steady with the release of water down river. The Black Bass are still holding in deep water […]

Richland Chambers Guide Steve Schmidt Lake Report: Tuesday, January 16, 2001(dated fished Jan 14, 2001) Water Color: Clear to 1 ft Depth: Normal Water Temp: 47 to 49 Deg Forecast: Sunny with a High of 61 winds out of the north east 5 to 10 Boat Ramp: Oak Cove Marina Equipment: Rod – Lamiglas XC-665 […]

Fished 7:30am till noon. This was our first good striper fishing day in two weeks. We were throwing back 20′ to 26″ stripers by 8:30. The smaller fish were much harder to catch. At 10:30 we had boated only 5 fish under 20″. Water Temp: 43